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Q: Are steam mops safe on ceramic tile and grout?
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Can you use a steam cleaner to clean a slate floor?

Steam cleaning is a completely safe method of cleaning a slate floor. It also sterilizes it from bacteria and removes stains.


Is is safe to use shark steam cleaners on laminated floors?

No, no no. Steam cleaners put way to much moisture onto floors regardless of what their ads claim. Nearly all manufactures exclude damage caused by them.


Can you use a Shark steam cleaner on hardwood floors?

Under no circumstances should a steam cleaning devise be used on a hardwood or laminate floor! Steam is essentially hot water. Water will damage your beautiful wood flooring. Consumers should contact their flooring manufacturer for safe cleaning methods and products.


Is it safe to steam mop hardwood floors?

No! Under no condition should a wood floor be steamed mopped! Wood is extremely prone to bubbling, swelling, and warping with exposure to water over time. There are products that state they are safe to use on "sealed" wood. The flaw in that statement is the idea that your entire floor is sealed. If your floor is a prefinished floor as most are today, each board came separate. As you staple/nail them into place there is a small space left. The tops of the board are polyurethaned but the sides are not. As the steam is pressed into those spaces your floor will be permanently damaged in time. A site finished floor where you have sanded bare wood and applied the polyurethane in your home has the same issue as above. Once the seasons change the boards begin to shrink in winter causing the polyurethaned to break in between each board. These spaces are not large and you many not be able to easily seem them while walking across. But these steam mops will allow water to make its way between the boards. Regardless what a product states, do not use these on your floor. Bruce, Armstrong, Hartco, Tarkett, and Thomasville all state they void warranties on a floor that has water damaged caused by seam mops. Please see attached link. NO! Hardwood can swell with the steam from the mop. Even if the top of the boards are polyurethaned the floor is still able to get wet. As your floor expands and contracts with the humidity in the air, polyurethane will have tiny cracks in between each board. This allows water to make it way onto the floor. No, a steam mop should never be used on a wood or laminate floor. The steam leaves to much water on the floor, even "sealed" wood flooring. Also, the humidity causes the wood to expand and then retract every time you use it. Wood and laminate manufactures void your warranty if you do use and damage your floor with a steam mop. Surely a manufacture knows their product best!


Why do you put plastic in microwave ovens?

The Reason for these is because Some Plastic Can Not Stand the heat that The MicroWave Oven melt produce therefore when you put a unstsble Plastic in the Microwave oven it Will meltAnother Response:Certain types of plastic may be recommended for use in microwave ovens because they allow the microwaves to pass through them. In this way the food inside the plastic container is cooked while the container stays cool. Not all plastics are microwave safe; some will melt. Metal cannot be used in microwaves. Some types of ceramic dishes, which may have metal elements in their glaze, are not safe in microwave ovens. Consequently some companies such as Tupperware, Rubbermaid and Pampered Chef produced lines of plastic cookware specifically for microwave ovens.More recently, studies suggest that molecular particles from some types of plastic migrate into food when heated in microwave ovens. While manufacturers maintain that their products are safe, some medical experts advise using only glass or safe ceramic cookware in microwave ovens.

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Is a dead crab safe to steam?

A recently killed crab is safe to steam. It is recommended that seafood be no more than four hours old from the time of death to be safe.


Is steam safe?

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How do you make ocean water safe to drink?

Boiling it and catching the steam makes it safe. The steam will not have the salt in it so it will be safe to drink. So all you need to do is figure out a still arrangement to catch the steam and allow it to cool itself back into water.


Why is the base of bulb made of ceramic?

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